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Arthralgia
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Joint pain
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Atrophy
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Shrinking of muscle size
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Crepitation / crepitus
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Grating sound sometimes made by the movement of a joint or broken bones
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Exostosis
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A projection arising from a bone that develops from cartilage
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Flaccid
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Flabby, relaxed, or having defective or absent muscle tone
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Hypertrophy
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Increase in the size of tissue, such as muscle
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Hypotonia
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Reduced muscle tone or tension
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Myalgia / myodynia
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Muscle pain
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Ostealgia / osteodynia
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Bone pain
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Rigor / rigidity
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Stiffness; stiff muscle
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Spasm
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Drawing in; involuntary contraction of muscle
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Spastic
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Uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles, causing stiff and awkward movements (resembles spasm)
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Tetany
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Tension; prolonged, continuous muscle contraction
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Tremor
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Shaking; rhythmic muscular movement
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